General description
INN
Polymyxin B
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Other carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Reserve group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 500000 IU in vial powder for injection (equivalent to 50 mg polymyxin B base)